Transmission will not shift out of 1st if the engine is cool. Once the engine reaches operating tempreature, it shifts. However, the check engine light comes on about 50% of the time it is started. The local VW dealership recommends replacement, about $5,000. The VW engineers designed this transmission to not be servicable, ie, there is no way to drain the transmission fluid! Bad design.

Automatic transmission had shifting issues between 3rd and 4th gear, there was a kick. Now that stopped and the issue seems that its stuck on 4th gear, so my acceleration is really slow, really slow, but ok after 35mph.

Transmission will not shift out of low gear most mornings. Unreliable and almost un-disgnosiable. The transmission must be removed to find the problem. There is no transmission oil drain! Bad engineering. Oil will become ineffective after extended use and VW does not allow for the owner to keep his car over 100,000 miles without spending large sums on its maintenance. At 125,000 miles, my car had a blue book value of about $4,500. The transmission cost $3,500 to replace at AAMCO... the dealership cost is $5,000.